Fence



April 27 ,1926.

' J. H. CARLSON FENCE Filed May 29. 1924 Patented apr. 2'?, lQZS.

Joann,v CARLSON, or NAsnwAUK, Miimnsora.

Application fried May),

T 0 all whom t mayv concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN H. CARLSON, a l citizen ot the United States, residing at Nashwauk, inthe county ot tasca andState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usetul lmproveinents in Fences; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains vto make and use the same.

This invention relates `to an improved tence construction, and more particularly to a construction ot snow tence used tor preventing the drifting ot snow on railroad tracks and public highways where the saine are unprotected. .Y

An object of my invention is to provide an improved tence construction, which will be formed of separate units, and which may be made ot diierent heights and whatever length is required to protect the particular portion Vof railroad or highway adjacent which it is placed from being drifted over by snow. c

A further object of the invention is to provide a snow tence which will be ot knock down construction, so that the saine may be quickly placed in position when desired, and quickly removed and stored at the .end of the winter.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

ln the kaccompanying drawings which form a part ot' my application, I

Figure 1 is a front elevation ot my improved ence construction,

Figure 2 is a rear elevation ot' a portion of my improved tence,and

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof.

Like 'characters ot reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

My improved fence is formed of a plurality ot angle iron fence posts 1, which are pointed at their, lower ends as at 2 so that the same may be easily driven into the ground. Each tence post 1 is provided with a plurality of spaced openings 3 throughout its length, which are adapted to receive the U-shaped clips or braces 4, which are adapted to support the corrugated iron strips 5. The U-shaped braces 4 are providedY with hooked portions 6 at their lower ends, and are formed with openings in their opposite adjacent 1924. Serial N'o. 716,719.

ends through which Cotter pins 7 are adapted to be positioned to hold the braces in the desired manner upon the Jfence posts.

When the fence is to bevplaced in position, the tence posts are driven into the ground the proper distancetrom `each other and the hooked portions oi' the braces 4 are first inserted through the openings in the posts and the corrugated iron strips placed between the fence posts and the U-shaped braces, after which the upper ends of the braces are pushed through the openings in the posts and securely fastened by passing theV cotter pins- 7 through the openings in th'e upper ends ot the said braces. The strips 5 are recessed at 8 on their opposite sides, so that the side portions of the U-braces will seat in or engage the said recessed portions so that the strips will not slide longitudinally of the tence.

The tence may be made any length desired by merely placing the adjacent tence post of the next tence section the distance oi the length of one of the braces 4 from the fence post of the nearest section. rlhis fence post will then be driven into the ground and U-braces attached to the two adjacent tence posts at their upper and lower ends, as best illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings. The corrugated iron strips will be held in the next tence section exactly as they were held in the first section, and the adjaent ends ot the strips in the two sections will slightly overlap.

. Each tence post 1 will be provided with a brace rod 9,*which is provided at its upper end with a hook 10, the same being adapted to engage in the uppermost hole through the fence post, andthe lower end ot the rod 9 is provided with an angular extension 11, which is provided with an opening through which an iron peg 12 is adapted to be driven so that the same will be iirmly held to the ground. It will be understood that each tence post is provided with a corresponding brace rod, and that each tence section will be complete in itself, but may be joined to otherfence sections to make the desired length of fence. One or more corrugated strips may be placed above each other on the tence to providethe desired height, so that the snow will bank up against the saine instead of drifting on to the track or highway' adjacent the tence.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that this ltence will be easily positioned when desired7 und cnn readily hc knocked down and stored :muy in :i` sinall coinpiict space ut the end ot the Winter season. All of the parts being o' nietnl, it is readilyv understood that the tence will lust indefinitely.

Many ininoi changes in detail ot construction inziy be resorted to without depui'- ture from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described ingY invention what I claim as new :ind desire to secure by Letters Patent ot the United States is:

A fence construction comprising a plurality of angle iron fence posts, each of said posts being provided with ii pluralitj)7 of lspiieed openings throughout their lengths. U clips provided :it their lower ends with hooked portions adapted to hook into said openings, the upper ends of Said clips beingr adapted to extend through other openings, corrugated enee strips provided with oppositely disposed recesses adapted to he supported between said fence posts und clips, the zii-nis or said clips lieiufcadapted to sent in siiid recesses und ineiins attending through the upper ends oi' Suid clips i'oi' holding the sinne in operative position.

In testimony wliei'eot' l utlix iny signature.

JOHN H. CARLSON. 

